A Sequence Flow connects Activities, Choreography Activities, Events, and Gateways. A Conditional Sequence Flow has a condition expression and is drawn with a mini-diamond marker at the beginning of the Sequence Flow A default Sequence Flow is indicated with a backslash at the beginning of the Sequence Flow.

To create a Sequence Flow, do one of the following

• Click an Activity on the diagram. On the Smart Manipulators toolbar click the Sequence Flow button.
• Click the Sequence Flow button on the diagram pallet and connect appropriate shapes on the diagram pane.

To add a condition to Sequence Flow, do one of the following

• Select the created Sequence Flow, open its Specification window and enter the Condition Expression property value.
• Select the created Sequence Flow and type the condition between the brackets.
  

To set a default Sequence Flow

1. Select the Sequence flow on the diagram pane.
2. On the Smart Manipulator toolbar, click the Make Default button.
   

To change direction of Sequence Flow

• Right-click the Sequence Flow and from the shortcut menu, select Refactor > Reverse Direction.

Related element

• Sequence Flow

Related diagrams

• BPMN Process Diagrams
• BPMN Collaboration Diagram
• BPMN Choreography Diagram

Related procedures

• Creating a Diagram
• Creating and Using Tasks
• Creating and Using SubProcesses
• Using Activities
• Creating and Using an Event
• Creating and Using Data Items
• Using Common BPMN Elements
• Navigation Between BPMN Diagrams